Today is my day on the For the Birds Blog Hop!
This hop is hosted by Joan at MooseStashQuilting, and it is here that you will find a wide array of bird-themed projects to keep your wings aflutter!
How's that saying go? Birds of a feather flock together?
Well, if that's true, this funky bird is in the right place!
I hope you've been following along with this blog hop and have enjoyed the creative bird projects!
When I'm looking for inspiration, I often get caught going down the rabbit hole of Pinterest. I found enough ideas to fill my bird-brained nugget so I could get pecking at my new project!
I gathered my brightly colored strip scraps and sewed them together for the background.
Knowing this was going to be on the smaller side, I chose strips no longer than 16" in length.
With scraps of fabric chosen and hand-drawn templates, I used Heat 'n Bond Lite to prep my appliques.
All appliques were cut out and laid in place.
I had a keen liking for this bird already!
She seemed to be going places!
Back to the background piece, I laid the applique templates aside and added a batting to the sewn strips. Organic wavy lines became my quilting choice, using different colored threads.
The flowers were ironed down first, then edged with black thread in a narrow stitch.
Her groovy, skinny legs and bird boots are perfectly in fashion for heading to wherever!
She knows that a string always comes in handy!
I had so much fun making this little bird wall hanging!
Thank you, Joan, for hosting another great hop!
Here's the week's full blog hop schedule for your enjoyment:
June 17
MooseStashQuilting
Quilting Between the Rails
Selina Quilts
Quilt Doodle Designs
June 18
Homespun Hannah's Blog
BeaQuilter
Words & Stitches
High Road Quilter
Quilted Delights
Quilted Snail
June 19
Patchouli Moon Studio
A Quiltery
Ms P Designs USA
Stitching Farm Girl
Scrapdash
June 20
Just Let Me Quilt
Isabella’s Whimsy
Quilting Gail
Hazel's Daughter (you are here!)
Songbird Designs
Sweet!
ReplyDeleteThat bird quilt is adorable! I love the bright colors that you chose and that bird has such personality. I too can spend hours on Pinterest! It is a great place to accumulate some ideas.
ReplyDeleteYour bird quilt is so cute and colorful. The striped background was a great idea.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice wall hanging. Great colors and design.
ReplyDeleteBe still my heart! This is absolutely adorable. I love seeing just how you put it all together! There are so many fun things we can do with our scraps!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, Kathy, this is adorable! I love how you did the background for the bird using your scraps. I will definitely do that on a project in the future. Thanks for joining in today...it was nice to see you!
ReplyDeleteAdorable wall hanging! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAdorable and very creative, good job.
ReplyDeleteOh my - so adorable! The pieced background is such a great idea.
ReplyDeleteYour bird quilt looks fabulous and fashionable! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis is such an adorable little bird! Beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteKathy, I LOVE your quilt!! It is adorable and so creative! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh your birdy chick is gorgeous!! She has so much personality and pizazz - a really fun piece :-)
ReplyDeleteThat’s adorable! Love the sassy look of your bird.
ReplyDeleteI Love, Love, Love her. She has so much personality running around with that very important piece of string. This is a great piece.
ReplyDeleteShe's very cute! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt!
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